BIRMINGHAM City defender Martin Taylor has rejected a £1.25 million transfer to QPR, according to angry Norwich City manager Glenn Roeder.

BIRMINGHAM City defender Martin Taylor has rejected a £1.25 million transfer to QPR, according to angry Norwich City manager Glenn Roeder.

The Canaries wanted the Blues centre-half back on loan with a view to a permanent move but Blues and MD Karren Brady tried to push him towards London, he claimed.

"QPR have definitely had a bid accepted and he's spoken to QPR - which he's had permission to - but he doesn't want to go there," said Roeder today. "He doesn't fancy going to the club at all, he wants to come here. And she knows that as well.

"But we couldn't get a deal between us."

Taylor spent a successful month on loan at Carrow Road and wanted to extend it for another month and discuss a permanent transfer during that time.

Roeder said: "Karren Brady wouldn't have that at all. She had a bid from QPR on the table that she'd accepted, but that was a worthless piece of paper - he didn't want to play for QPR or go down to London. So that's the outcome."

Taylor is back at St Andrew's kicking his heels, unless he does opt to join QPR after all.

Blues boss Alex McLeish said: "I have spoken to Martin and he is down the pecking order. I said if the right club comes in for him, then it will be time to move on.

"At Norwich he did well for them. They climbed off the bottom of the table and he's helped them. I think there are one or two who are interested in Martin.

"His agent and Martin are weighing them up. Queens Park Rangers are in the hunt and they are in negotiations with Karren."